[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2493 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2493

  To declare as citizens of the United States certain women who lost 
citizenship solely by reason of marriage to an alien prior to September 
                               22, 1922.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 1999

 Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sweeney, and Mr. 
  Reynolds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To declare as citizens of the United States certain women who lost 
citizenship solely by reason of marriage to an alien prior to September 
                               22, 1922.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN WOMEN WHO LOST 
              CITIZENSHIP SOLELY BY REASON OF MARRIAGE TO AN ALIEN 
              PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 22, 1922.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of title III of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), any woman who 
was a citizen of the United States, lost such citizenship solely 
because the woman married an alien prior to September 22, 1922, and 
died before December 24, 1952, is hereby declared to be a citizen of 
the United States as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) No Retroactive Effect.--This Act may not be construed to 
affect--
            (1) the citizenship of any person other than a woman 
        described in subsection (a); or
            (2) the citizenship before the date of the enactment of 
        this Act of a woman described in subsection (a).
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